By Freddie Allen (Editor-in-Chief, NNPA Newswire) In the early morning hours of January 10, 1966, civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr. was jolted from his sleep, as members of the Ku Klux … [Read more...]
CBC Members Call Trump Presence at Museum Opening an Insult John Lewis and Bennie Thompson Spar with President Trump Over Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Dedication
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) When two members of the Congressional Black Caucus, longtime Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and civil rights legend … [Read more...]